Celeste84 Posted August 10, 2007 Report Share Posted August 10, 2007 well i really had a good look at my male dragon today, and boy was i surprised! he's really grown a lot in the last few months and i never even noticed! he's a nice show PK, but not quite HM, more SD. but he has great fin shape (right shaped anal, short thick ventrals that are in line with the tip of the anal fin, and a nice fan shaped dorsal) and 4+ rays, so he has potential i never realised his dragon scaling had gotten so broad, when i rescued him there was a thick layer on his head, and then a few light half coloured scales down the side of his body this is him now: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brettc777 Posted August 10, 2007 Report Share Posted August 10, 2007 Hi Celeste, nice boy you got there... do you have another post on this guy? can you link it on this page so i can read it? Where did you get him from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celeste84 Posted August 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2007 i got him from my LFS, he had been sent to them when he was only tiny, and wasn't coping well at all. took me a few weeks to get him in good health again :< i wish i coulda strangled the supplier, he was only around 10 weeks old :< he was in this thread before (but never any pics): http://ausaqua.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=3960 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brettc777 Posted August 10, 2007 Report Share Posted August 10, 2007 Wow Celeste you must have some good outback pet shop lol. I use to live in Lismore which is getting quite big and there most fancy betta was either a VT white or a crown lol... and you get HM and Dragons and who knows what you or stace will get next week! How much did you get the dragon for? did they know it was a dragon or was it put into the female tank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celeste84 Posted August 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2007 he was $40 i think, either that or $30 and naw it was the copper lace HMRT that was put in with the girls (by the suppliers LOL) this little guy was a dragon in the male barracks i know, furrballs is great, always a lot of good fish there! and do you buy from the local breeder in lismore? i got my first betta off her years ago now (she goes to the markets under the square) :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brettc777 Posted August 10, 2007 Report Share Posted August 10, 2007 I live in Tweed heads now. I know the person you mean though who sells fish out of a white trailer thingie at the markets. Who is this person? they only ever seem to have crown tails and VT much the same as you get in a normal LFS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitstyles Posted August 10, 2007 Report Share Posted August 10, 2007 Good job on getting him back to good health :) I like his Ventral fins~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettarazzi Posted August 10, 2007 Report Share Posted August 10, 2007 Yes, very nice boy. And yeah, there's nothing worse than short, stubby ventrals. Except maybe no ventrals at all :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celeste84 Posted August 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2007 brett, no idea who they are, but chicken was the healthiest, happiest VT i've ever had he used to travel on the train with me when i went home for holidays XD kit, i know, and he's such a fantastic nest builder, i think i'm gonna cross him out to my ER cambo girls, they're half dragon bet, i have nothing against ventral-less fishies, they can look cute too, but i do love to see nice full ventrals on a fish even more so :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splendidbetta Posted August 10, 2007 Report Share Posted August 10, 2007 V. nice fish Nice find. He has coloured pectorals. Cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celeste84 Posted August 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2007 glad he meets your seal of approval stefan, how's his topline?? i'm actually really excited about breeding him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y2jdaze Posted August 10, 2007 Report Share Posted August 10, 2007 WOW he's grown up really well I remember that tiny little depressed looking boy. I felt so sorry for him so glad you picked him up :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splendidbetta Posted August 11, 2007 Report Share Posted August 11, 2007 Oh, his topline is perfect :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celeste84 Posted August 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2007 ROFL! i'll have to get a good girl to match him then. do you guys think a cambo or extended red cambo would be better?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splendidbetta Posted August 11, 2007 Report Share Posted August 11, 2007 I don't think it would matter which red since the body is dragon anyway. But ER would provide a bit of contrast behind the metallic if there is incomplete covering. If you want to bring this 'line' towards a more HMPK-type show PK, choose whichever female has better HM finnage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y2jdaze Posted August 11, 2007 Report Share Posted August 11, 2007 I'd go with the ER girlies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettarazzi Posted August 11, 2007 Report Share Posted August 11, 2007 I'm with Stefan. I think either would be ok and you should go for the best finnage if you have a choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celeste84 Posted August 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2007 they're pretty much identical stefan, except for the body colour they're spawn sisters so there's not much difference LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splendidbetta Posted August 12, 2007 Report Share Posted August 12, 2007 Ah, go for ER, then. She's probably carrying cambo anyway :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celeste84 Posted August 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2007 *nods* they're third gen cambos i bred, so i know their genes pretty well they're from the HM/HMRT line, and the ER i'm thinking of has that realllly long dorsal, almost a DT dorsal edit: here's some pics of the female i have in mind, the first one is without a flash, the second one is with a flash. she has massive fins, they're almost twice the length of her sisters! i know her topline isn't perfect, but she makes up for it with a strong body she's half dragon as well, which is an advantage, and her anal and caudal fins are joined partially, just like her mum's was, which is interesting she's not HM, but she's close to it, and being from a HM line she'll have the genes to improve the finnage in the line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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